Brazil’s Beef Output To Grow
BRAZIL - National meat production must meet 44.5 per cent of world market share, export and consumption demand by 2020, says the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Supply.

Acquisitions Boost JBS Revenue
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat processing giant JBS made a net profit of R$127.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Brazil Beef Exports Grow
BRAZIL - Brazilian exports of raw beef grew 26 per cent in the first two months of 2010, compared to the same period last year, reaching US$ 665.531 million in business.

Sales To Arabs Increase
BRAZIL - Brazilian agribusiness increased its revenues with exports to the Arab countries by 38 per cent in January. Sales rose from US$ 397.5 million in January 2010 to US$ 549.4 million in the same month this year.

Brazilian Companies Well Represented at Dubai Show
BRAZIL - Gulfood in Dubai will have 14 Brazilian poultry companies and 12 beef companies exhibiting.

Brazil Live Cattle Exports Up 27 Per Cent In 2009
BRAZIL - Brazilian live cattle exports recovered in 2009 after falling in 2008 fall, increasing 27 per cent year-on-year to 530,226 head. However, the average value per head decreased 11 per cent to US$ 837.

Meat Exports Up 10 Per Cent Last Month
BRAZIL - Although total agricultural exports dropped by 1.8 per cent in January, meat export sales grew 10 per cent.

Beef Exports to Grow by 20 Per Cent
BRAZIL - Brazilian beef exports are expected to rise by 20 per cent in revenue next year, according to projections from the Brazilian Association of Exporters of Beef (Abiec).

Number Of Animals Slaughtered Increases
BRAZIL - A total of 7.2 million heads of cattle were slaughtered in Brazil in the third quarter of 2009, 4.6 per cent more than in the second quarter, according to data supplied by the Brazilian Statistics Institute.

Brazilain Beef Exports to ME to Grow
BRAZIL - Arab countries in North Africa, such as Egypt, Libya and Algeria, should contribute to the recovery of Brazilian beef exports in 2010.

JBS Sells $2 Billion in Debentures
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat processing giant JBS is to sell $2 billion worth of convertible debentures as part of its bid to take its US subsidiary JBS Swift public.

Brazil Submits EU Trade Concern To WTO
BRAZIL - The Brazilian Beef Exporters Association (ABIEC) is to submit a trade specific concern request to the World Trade Organization to assess the European Commission’s (EU’s) denial to simplify the Brazilian Cattle Traceability System (SISBOV) farm...

Brazilian Feedlot Numbers To Decrease In 2010
BRAZIL - Brazilian feedlot marketings are forecast to decrease in 2010, due to lower margins,as finished cattle prices remain low, while at the same time input prices are high.

Brazil Launches Home-Grown RFID Chip
BRAZIL - A new RFIS livestock identification chip is the first to be designed in Brazil. The product will be launched by Ceitec S.A., a Brazilian company focused on the development and production of application-specific standard products (ASSPs).

Middle East Buys Beef
BRAZIL - Bovine meat exports from the Brazilian state, Mato Grosso, to the Middle East in October grew 41 per cent in comparison with September. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain and Lebanon were the leading buyers.

Brazil Focuses on Chile
BRAZIL - Brazil’s beef access to Chile will increase after a recent inspection by Chilean authorities, with 22 plants expected to be re-certified in February 2010.

Stronger Competition For Cattle In Northern Brazil
BRAZIL - Booming live cattle exports from the north of Brazil have been pushing up cattle prices by an estimated 10 per cent in the region (according to local industry sources), resulting in stronger competition for slaughter cattle typically purchased...

JBS Profits Slump by 78 Per Cent
BRAZIL - Brazilian based beef and pork processing giant JBS saw profits slump by 78 per cent in the third quarter of the year fell from R$694 million (reals) to R$151.5 million.

Brazil Asks SA To Lift Beef Import Ban
BRAZIL - Brazil is lobbying South Africa to lift a ban on beef and pork imports, which have been in place since the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Brazil in October 2005.

Marfrig Records Improved Performance in Q3
BRAZIL - Marfrig has recorded EBITDA of 272 million real (BRR) in the third quarter of this year (Q3 2009).